"Axel: standard is the #10 Dexter EX lube with a clearance of approximately 9 ˝”. The upgrade is the Nev-R-Adjust Dexter Axel includes both the EZE lube Axles and self-adjusting brakes the cost is $475.00.""

The brakes are very easy to adjust. It takes only about 10 minutes per wheel to adjust. No need to pull the wheel hub, just use a flat head screw driver to a adjust. The instructions are on YOUTUBE from the Dexter website.

They're available from Dexter in the #10 Torflex, as long as you're willing to use 6-on-5.5" wheels (which would be an annoyance in production). Jim, did you ask Reace if he were willing to provide these as a special order?

I asked about them ordering axles with the self adjusting brakes in November and they said they would for $450. At that time I was asked not to share the info.
I find it hard to pay that kind of money when you can get the whole replacement unit for about $40 US. I will wait until I need new brakes to do the upgrade. I can’t imagine the difference in ordering axles with and without the nev-r-adjust being very much cost.

The low incremental cost is a good argument for adding Nev-R-Adjust if replacing the backing plate assemblies.

The factory price... well, few options on any vehicle are anything close to at-cost offers from the manufacturer; auto manufacturers routinely charge thousands of dollars to turn on software features with no physical change at all. I also assume that the option cost is affected by the pricing of components to Escape: a few units of different specification will not be priced as well as the much larger quantity of the standard specification... which is probably part of the reason that E-Z Lube is now standard rather than optional.

Same thought; at Etrailer the Nev-R-Adjust backing plate, which is the whole assembly is $10 more than the standard. Will change out my stock ones when ready for new shoes.

That is what I found at the time I was searching as well. I thought if Escape doubled the price for them to upgrade, it would run around $100...but guess I was way off.
Maybe this will be a standard feature for Escape in the future. This way they can get a bulk deal with all axles being self adjusting.

The brakes are very easy to adjust. It takes only about 10 minutes per wheel to adjust. No need to pull the wheel hub, just use a flat head screw driver to a adjust. The instructions are on YOUTUBE from the Dexter website.

I find it takes about 2 minutes tops per wheel to adjust, the extra time is jockeying around the trailer to raise the next wheel off the ground.